High School Mentorship

Mentorship

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Our High School Mentorship program gives girls in Grades 11 and 12 across Metro Vancouver the opportunity to meet positive role models, explore their career and education options, learn leadership skills and better prepare for their futures.

We match high school girls in Grades 11 and 12 (mentees) with volunteer young professional women and women who are in graduate studies (mentors) for a one-to-one mentoring relationship.

How the program works

Mentor-mentee matches are based on career and education goals, hobbies and other interests. Mentees will meet with their mentors once each month to explore career options, make education and training plans, improve their leadership skills, gain new life experience and more.

Getting the most out of mentorship

Mentees will need to invest time and effort to make the match work for them.

Mentees who have benefited the most:

Know what they want to get out of the relationship and are able to express their needs to their mentors

Take initiative and are not afraid to ask questions, make suggestions and express their opinions

Are committed and motivated

Are flexible and open

Responsibilities as a mentee

Contact mentors to schedule monthly meetings (most of our mentors live and work in Vancouver and mentees are expected to arrange their own transportation to meet their mentors)

BECOME A MENTOR

Are you a young professional woman who can spare a few hours each month to provide advice, support and encouragement to a young girl in your community? Mentor a Grade 11 or 12 student through the YWCA High School Mentorship program.